IRON BONES

“I don’t like style tags – if you listen to Iron Bones, you get the idea.”

“Useless and light audiovisual content is the real poison. People don’t realize that a cellphone holds the best library in the world.”

“Attack the problem beneath, where it starts – not the puppets.”

“Just play what you want, and don’t play like a wanna-be.”

“We don’t need credibility. Who likes the band, it’s ok. Who doesn’t, ok too. Stay humble.”

With ‘Poison Riot‘, Iron Bones strip heavy music down to instinct, velocity, and attitude.
In this interview conducted by Fok ‘bs‘, the Chilean band talk about rejecting labels, cutting through digital emptiness, and why speed, mysticism, and rock ’n’ roll are less about spectacle than about instinct, balance, and personal reaction.
You describe your sound as Heavy Speed Roll.
Beyond tempo and aggression, what attitude or worldview separates this from traditional speed or thrash metal?
“I don’t like style tags, if you listen to Iron Bones you get the idea of a mix, where speed, heavy and rock and roll, can fix, but not exactly.”
‘Poison Riot‘ feels less like an album title and more like a diagnosis.
What exactly is the poison you see spreading through society right now?
“Useless and light audiovisual content, people don’t realize that in a cellphone you have the best library of the world.”
Many bands talk about rebellion, but your lyrics confront illusion rather than authority.
Why is exposing false beliefs more dangerous than attacking power directly?
“Attack the problem beneath, where it start, not the puppets.”
Chile has a long history of political tension and resistance.
How consciously does your geographical and cultural background shape the anger in your music?
“Nothing, that political history as you said, its history.”
Speed can easily become empty spectacle.
How do you make sure velocity serves meaning rather than replacing it?
“It serves to the chosen ones.”
‘Strigoi (Bringer of Death)‘ blends mysticism with social decay.
What role does myth play in helping you talk about very real, modern corruption?
“Reality comes whit mysticism, and mysticism comes whit reality.”
Your music draws from Motörhead, Venom, and hardcore without sounding like homage.
How do you keep influence from turning into repetition?
“Just playing what you want, and not playing like a wanna be.”
There’s a strong rock ’n’ roll pulse beneath the death metal aggression.
Is groove, for you, a form of discipline inside chaos?
“It is like life, yin yang stuff.”
You reject gimmicks and polish, yet the album sounds focused and deliberate.
Where do you personally draw the line between rawness and carelessness?
“I do it whit my ears, nothing is planned, I listen and I know if I like it or not.”
The imagery around ‘Poison Riot‘ suggests internal collapse rather than external enemies.
Do you see the greatest battles as psychological rather than political?
“That’s what you saw, and that’s great, I hope everyone have their own ‘suggestions’.”
In a time when heavy music often chases trends or algorithms, what does credibility actually mean to Iron Bones?
“Don’t need credibility, who likes the band its ok, who don’t, ok too, stay humble.”
Coming from the Chilean underground, how important is self-reliance to your identity as a band – and what would you refuse to compromise even with wider exposure?
“I don´t know, I have goals, but, I live step by step, looking to the future too much gives you anxiety.”
When someone finishes listening to ‘Poison Riot‘, what reaction matters more to you:
adrenaline, discomfort, or recognition?
“To have a couple of drinks and listen to it again!”
‘Poison Riot’ doesn’t ask for agreement, validation, or credibility – it exists on its own terms.
Iron Bones operate on instinct rather than strategy, trusting speed, groove, and raw perception to do the work, and leaving listeners free to take from the album whatever hits them hardest.
by Fok ‘bs‘